I am loving your new daily activity blogs. So fun. I've been tuning in to PB for a long time now. I never think to comment. I just enjoy I suspect there are many more like me. Lets me feel like I'm there. Thanks Carol. BTW, our names are almost identical. I plan to have you paint both of my dogs this year!!

I found a mug like that at La Vaisellerie on rue de Rennes. Five euros! Also got some of those miniature lions head soup bowls that they use for serving sauces in restaurants for one euro. Haven't served a sauce that needed a little bowl since we've been home but they make me happy every time I open the kitchen cabinet. Use the mug every day though.

I found a mug like that at La Vaisellerie on rue de Rennes. Five euros! Also got some of those miniature lions head soup bowls that they use for serving sauces in restaurants for one euro. Haven't served a sauce that needed a little bowl since we've been home but they make me happy every time I open the kitchen cabinet. Use the mug every day though.

Your post today made me smile. I remember the very first French class I had and I fell in LOVE with the word parapluie. Such a musical word and much more fun to walk in the rain under a parapluie than a plain old umbrella. My favorite parapluie has little frogs all over it and is really meant for children...not for 66-year old women...but I don't care. I love it and I use it.

Wish it were raining here today so I could go walking outside with my parapluie.

It's funny how a city especially Paris, in the rain & all lit up looks so much nicer than the rain pouring down & dripping from the trees in the country. Hope you always have your parapluie tucked in your bag at the ready.

Carol, I am sure that you know that vintage film, Les Parapluies de Cherbourg? I actually have a record that includes all its original very romantic tunes.

No matter the weather, I am really enjoying the opportunity you give us to see a new year unfold in Paris. (I've also made a note about obtaining a carte navigo at the beginning of a month...seems somehow more elegant an experience than my recharging my NYC MetroCard today.

I love the opening watercolor...and the view of the sunlight on the apartments. Is that where you are staying?The man with the umbrella at the carousel is a stunning shot! They don't get much better than that!

Reading about coconut shards made me think straight away of custard slices with white icing on the top. Only trouble is l can't think of anything else and its 9 on a Saturday night so not much help for me. The custard slice is just in front of my eyes. Will have to go and eat a mince pie.Only thing l have.

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♥carol gillott♥

l'Ile Saint Louis, Paris, Ile de France, France

Hi I'm Carol Gillott,
My Mom taught me watercolors at 5 and I'm still at it. Now I live by the Seine on l'Ile Saint-Louis. Do consider subscribing to my Paris letters and maps on Etsy and enjoy a taste of Paris in your mailbox every month to savor with a hot chocolate and croissant. I paint Paris dreams.